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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ISAAC LAYFITTE VVHIDDON AND JULIAN SEAY BASHAW, OF CHIPLEY,

' FLORIDA.

CAR-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent N0. 400,617, dated April 2,1889.

Application filed June 13, 1888- Serial No. 277,155- (NO model.)

Toall whom it may concern: I

Be it known that we, ISAAC LAYFITTE WHIDnoN and JULIAN SEAYBAsHAw, bothof Ghipley,.in the county of Washington and State of Florida, haveinvented a new and Improved Oar-Ooupling, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to car-couplings, and has for its object toprovide a car-coupling which will couple automatically, and which may beuncoupled from either side of a car.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar figures of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views. I

Figure 1 is a plan view of the invention n coupled position. Fig. 2 is aplan view, 1n horizontal section, showing coupled position. Fig. 3 isavertical section on the line mm, Fig. 1; and Fig. 4 is a verticalsection on the line 1 y, Fig. 1.

In carrying out this invention, draw-heads 1 are provided, formed withinclined overlapping portions 2, having chambers 3, in which are locatedthe rotary and Sliding catches 4. The latter are mounted on verticalpins 5, having their ends projecting through curved slots 6 in the topand bottom of the inclined portions 2, the upper ends being providedwith arms 7, pivotally connected by rods 8 with crank-rods 9, mounted inbearings 10 on the ends of a car, and having crank-handles 11 at thesides of the car, with weighted ends 12. The catches 4 are formed withthe engaging-shoulders 13 and the oval portions 14,with arearwardly-extending projection, 15, located within curved hook-shapedsprings 16, secured By means of this con-- struction it will be seenthat as the inclined portions 2 of the draw-heads approach and slideover each other the outer side of the oval portions 14 will bear againstand slide over each other, thereby pressing back the catches 4, the endsof the pins 5 moving back inthe curved slots 6, and upon the shoulders13 passing each other the catches 4 Will be thrown forward by thesprings 16 and into engagement.

To eifect the uncoupling, the catches 4 are disengaged by rotating acrank-rod, 9, which In order to use the draw-heads l'with an ordinarycoupling-pinand link, a hole, 19, is formed in the end of thedraw-heads, extending through recesses 20, for the admission of a link.

To allow for wear of the parts, the rods 8 are formed in two parts,connected by a turnbuckle, 21. r

In order to use the coupling with high and low cars where the portions 2are located at unequal heights, the latter are formed with verticalrecesses or grooves 22 in their overlapping surfaces opposite to thecatches 4, thereby permitting the catches 4, owing to their height, toengage each other, whether their upper or lower surfaces are in a higheror lower plane.

- It will thus be seen that by means of this invention astrong andsecure couplingis provided, which is readily and automatically coupledand which may be easily uncoupled from either side of a car.

Having thus described our invention, we claimas new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. In a car-coupling, the vcombination, with adraw-head, of a spring-actuated catch slots 6 in the top and bottom ofdraw-heads 1, and formed with shoulders 13, oval portion 14, andprojection 15, the reacting-spring 16, extending over the side ofprojection and oval portion 14, and the crank-rods 9, with weightedcrank-handles 11 at the sides of a car, and rods 8 connecting crank-rods9 with arms 7 on pins 5, substantially as described.

4. In a oar-coupling, the draw-heads 1, formed with recess and hole 19at their outer ends, and with the overlapping inclined portions 2,having recesses 3, the roiarycatches 4, mounted on pins 5,having theirends located in curved slots 6 in the top and bottom of draw-head 1, andformed With shoulder 13, oval portion 14, and projection 15, thereacting-springs 16, extending over the side of projection 15 and ovalportion 11, the rods 8,- conneoting arm 7 on pins 5 with crank-rods 9,and the operating-rod 17, connected with cranlerod 9 and extending tothe top of a car, substantially as described.

5. in a car-coupling, the draw-heads 1, form ed with the inclinedoverlapping portions 2, having vertical recesses 22 in their abuttingsurfaces, recesses 3,with rotary catches 4, mounted on pins 5, havingtheir ends located in inclined slots (3 in the top and bottom ofdrawheads 1, and formed with shoulders 13, oval portion 1 1, andprojection 15, the reacting-spring 16, extending over the side ofprojection 15 and oval portion 14, and the crank-rods 9, with Weightedcrank-handles 11 at the sides of the car, and rods 8, connectingcrank-rods 9with arms 7 on pins 5, substantially as shown and described.

ISAAC LAYFITTE WHIDDON. JULIAN SEAY BASI-IAW.

\Vitnesses:

A, D. CAMPBELL, T. P. MCKINNON.

